Brooder-canopy support



April 7, 1931. R. T. WILLIAMS BROODER CANOPY SUPPORT Filed May 27, 19277 7 INVENTOR.

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Patented Apr. 7, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROBERT I. WILLIAMS,0]? QUINCY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO H. M. SHEER COMPANY, OF QUINCY,ILLINOIS, A'CORPORA'IION OF ILLINOIS BROODER-GANOPY SUPPORT Applicationfiled May 27, 1927. Serial No. 194,789.

This invention relates to an improvement in brooder canopy supports.

The object of the invention is to provide supporting means for a canopy,which is attached to the stove or other form of heater used inconnection with the canopy, and which permits of the canopy beingadjusted up and down relative to said supporting means. The stove ispreferably of the coalburning type, although it may be of any suitableform for burning solid fuel.

The invention consists in the novel construction for attaching thecanopy to its supporting means, which is connected directly to thestove, and allows the adjustment of the canopy up and down upon thissupporting means. A channel-bar support has its lower end secured to aportion of the stove and is stove.

provided with a plurality of holes therein for receiving a pin formed ona bearing-ring which receives and supports the canopy, and the pin isadjustable into any of the several holes in the bar support for securingthe canopy in its adjusted position relative to the The accompanyingdrawing is a side elevaion, partly in section, showing the inventionapplied.

The numeral 1 represents the stove, which may be of any suitableconstruction, but is preferably of the coal-burning type, or of suchform as to burn solid fuel. A bracket 2 is secured to the back of thestove by means of bolts or screws 3 or similar form of fastening means,and a channel bar support 4 is carried by the bracket 2 and securedthereto by the bolts 5. The channel bar support 4 is provided with aplurality of holes 6 therein at points throughout its length forreceiving a pin 7 formed on the bearing-ring 8. Guide-lugs 9 are alsoformed on the bearing ring 8, and embrace the opposite sides of thechannel bar support 4L- for holding the bearing-ring in its properrelation to the support 4 during adjustment thereof longitudinally ofthe support.

A bearing support 10, which may be in the form of a partial ring, beingopen at one side, is provided with a laterally-extending flange 11 whichis secured to, and supports, a canopy l2, and this bearing support 10 isnormally seated upon the bearing-ring 8. The canopy 12 has an opening inone side thereof, normally closed by a door 13 hinged thereto as at 14.This opening is in alignment with the open side of the bearing support10, and when the door is open the canopy may be lifted oii' of itsbearing-ring 8 about the smoke-pipe of the stove.

The bearingring 8 may be adjusted longitudinally of the channel-barsupport t by hi?- in the front side of this ring 8 so as to withdraw thepin *r'from its respective hole 6 in the channel-bar support 4, and thering may then slide longitudinally of the bar, its relation to thesupport being limited by the guidelugs 9. After the pin is then insertedinto its proper hole, the canopy may be again seated upon the ring 8,and the door 13 closed to hold it in proper relation thereupon. Thebearing support 10 is independent of the ring 8, but movably mountedthereon, so as to allow the canopy 12 to swing about the stove l toposition door 13 properly, relative to the various parts of the stove,to gain access through this door directly to the stove for supplyingfuel thereto without the necessity of removing the canopy or in any waycarrying the chicks housed thereben-eath.

The canopy is supported upon the ring 8 which surrounds the upperportion of the stove but is independent thereof, although it issupported by the stove through the supporting-bar 4 connected with thelower end thereof.

This forms a simple and effective means of adjustably supporting thecanopy upon the heater or stove with which it is associated, whilesupporting the canopy independently of the top of the stove.

I claim:

1. The combination of a heater, a supporting-bar carried by the heater,and extending upwardly therefrom, said bar having a plurality of holesformed therein, a bearingring having a pin formed thereon in position toenter the holes for adjustahly supporting the ring on the bar,guide-lugs embracing the edges of the bar for limiting the relativepositions of the bearing-ring and bar, a bearing-support movably mountedon the bearing-ring, and a canopy carried by said bearing support.

2. The combination of a heater, a support ing-bar carried by the heaterand extending upwardly therefrom, said bar having a plurality of holesformed therein, a bearingring having a pin formed thereon in position toenter the holes for adjustably sup- 10 porting the ring on the bar,guide-lugs embracing the edges of the bar for limiting the relativepositions of the bearing-ring and bar, a bearing-support movably mountedon the bearing-ring, a canopycarried by said hearing support, saidbearingsupp ort being ircular and having an open side and anopeningformed in the side of the canopy in alignment with the open sideof the bearing support to permit ofrenioval of the canopy. .3. A broodercomprising. a heater, a support carried by the heater and extending up-Wardly beside the heater, afljournal carried by the support, and acanopy rotatably supported on said journal and having a side openingtherein. 7

i '4. A'brooder comprising a heater, a canopy extending about the heaterand having an opening in the top thereof permitting a cireulation of airfrom about the heater, said 0 opening being larger in area than theupper portion of the heater, permitting adjustment of the canopy to apoint a substantial distance belowthe top of the heater, and means foradjustably supporting the canopy on the heater. 7

5. A brooder comprising a solid fuel heat er, a support carried by theheater and extending upwardly beside the same, a journal carried by thesupport, means foradjusting 40 the journal along the support, a canopycarried by the journal, and reinforcingmeans at the inner edge of thecanopyto permit turning of the canopy on the journal, said canopy havinga side opening therein. 4 Intestimony whereof I afix my signature.

' ROBERT T. WILLIAMS.

